PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

20116 ASHBROOK PLACE, ASHBURN, VA 20147-5086

In care of

% DAVID VAN PATTEN

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

DAVID VAN PATTEN, PO BOX 17434, WASHINGTON, DC 20041

Signed the 990

WILSON GEONG, VP, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

Phone

(703) 481-0000

Website

WWW.PFI.ORG

Return prepared by

GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN

Mission

TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF PRISONERS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND VICTIMS THROUGH A GLOBAL NETWORK OF MINISTRY PARTNERS.

Program accomplishments

• OTHER PROGRAMSENHANCING AND EXTENDING PFI'S PROGRAM REACH AND EXECUTION INVOLVES INITIATIVES AND ACTIVITIES THAT BENEFIT MULTIPLE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING PLANNING, DEVELOPING, SUSTAINING AND ADJUSTING PROGRAM PARTNERSHIPS; PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING; AND MONITORING, EVALUATING AND IMPROVING PROGRAM STANDARDS AND PERFORMANCE. IN FY25, 50 UNIQUE NATIONAL MINISTRIES WERE ENGAGED IN PROGRAM PARTNERSHIPS, 41% OF PFI'S TOTAL GLOBAL FAMILY. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE 88 TOTAL PROGRAM PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS OUR FIVE SIGNATURE PROGRAMS.IN FY25, PFI CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY, PRISON FELLOWSHIP COLOMBIA, THE COLOMBIAN NATIONAL PENITENTIARY AND PRISON INSTITUTE, AND THE COLOMBIAN SENATE FOR A MULTI-YEAR STUDY IN COLOMBIA'S PRISON SYSTEM TO MEASURE THE EFFICACY OF INTERNATIONAL PRISON PROGRAMMING IN OFFENDER REHABILITATION, RECIDIVISM REDUCTION AND GENERAL CORRECTIONAL REFORM. THE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE INITIATIVE WAS FURTHER EXPANDED WITH THE HIRING OF A KEY ROLE IN THE US TO OVERSEE ITS CONTINUED GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS PLANNING ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT IN EVALUATION AND PROGRAM INFRASTRUCTURE IN COLOMBIA.
  Expenses $3,881,936 · grants $1,067,805
• SERVING PRISONERSMORE THAN 12 MILLION PRISONERS WORLDWIDE ARE LOCKED AWAY AND FORGOTTEN IN ENVIRONMENTS WHERE THEY OFTEN EXPERIENCE DANGER, ISOLATION AND IDENTITY LOSS. WITHOUT A REHABILITATION PLAN, MOST WHO RE-ENTER SOCIETY FIND THEMSELVES BEHIND BARS AGAIN WITHIN FIVE YEARS. THIS HOPELESS CYCLE AFFECTS EACH PRISONER, ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL (PFI) SEEKS TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF CRIME AND RESTORE LIVES, WORLDWIDE, THROUGH JESUS' LOVE. THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES IMPLEMENTED VIA ITS GLOBAL NETWORK OF MORE THAN 120 NATIONAL AFFILIATE MINISTRIES, PFI PURSUES RESTORATION AND HEALING IN RESPONSE TO CRIME SO THAT INCARCERATED MEN AND WOMEN ARE TRANSFORMED, RELATIONSHIPS ARE RECONCILED AND COMMUNITIES ARE RESTORED. SINCE 2014, THE PRISONER'S JOURNEY (TPJ) HAS BEEN CHANGING PRISONERS' LIVES BY HELPING THEM LEARN MORE ABOUT JESUS AND FORM A RESTORATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM. THE PROGRAM IS IMPLEMENTED IN THREE PHASES: AN INVITATION TO ENROLL IN THE COURSE AT AN EVENT, EIGHT WEEKS OF SMALL GROUP MEETINGS TO LEARN ABOUT WHO JESUS IS, WHAT HE CALLS THEM TO DO AND WHAT HE WANTS FOR THEIR LIVES, AND THE RECEPTION OF A BIBLE ALONGSIDE AN INVITATION TO ENROLL IN ADDITIONAL DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP A DEEPER KNOWLEDGE OF JESUS ALL FACILITATED INSIDE PRISONS BY TRAINED PRISONERS OR VOLUNTEERS. A STUDY CONDUCTED BY BAYLOR UNIVERSITY SHOWED THAT PROGRAM INVOLVEMENT INCREASES PRISONERS' MOTIVATION FOR IDENTITY TRANSFORMATION, A SENSE OF MEANING IN LIFE AND VIRTUOUS CHARACTERISTICS (FORGIVENESS, ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPONSIBILITY, GRATITUDE, SELF-CONTROL) WHILE DECREASING NEGATIVE EMOTIONAL STATES AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF ENGAGING IN INTERPERSONAL AGGRESSION. THIS MEANS THAT TPJ INCREASES INDICATORS OF SUCCESSFUL REHABILITATION AND ACTIONS THAT TYPICALLY LEAD TO POSITIVE CULTURE CHANGE IN PRISONS. SINCE PROGRAM INCEPTION, MORE THAN ONE MILLION PRISONERS HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM, WITH 72% OF GRADUATES CONTINUING TO FOLLOW-ON DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAMS. IN FY25, TPJ OPERATED IN PRISONS IN 35 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.LOW LITERACY LEVELS, LACK OF TRANSLATED SCRIPTURE MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY ACCESS POSE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO PRISONER ACCESS TO THE GOSPEL. PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL'S IN-PRISON PROGRAM, THE LISTENER'S WAY (TLW) REMOVES THESE BARRIERS BY BRINGING AUDIO SCRIPTURE TO PRISONERS IN THEIR HEART LANGUAGE. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES AUDIO DEVICES THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO WORK IN LOW BANDWIDTH ENVIRONMENTS SO PRISONERS CAN GATHER TO LISTEN TO THE BIBLE IN AUDIO FORM AND ENGAGE WITH FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS AND SAMPLE PRAYERS WRITTEN TO RELATE TO THEIR UNIQUE IN-PRISON CONTEXT. THROUGHOUT FY25, PFI EXPANDED TLW TO INCLUDE FIVE ADDITIONAL STUDY UNITS TO ENABLE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS TO EXPLORE MORE OF THE BIBLE ONCE THEY COMPLETED THE INITIAL UNIT ON THE GOSPEL OF LUKE. THIS EXPANDED VERSION ALSO COMES WITH NEW DEVICES, INCLUDING PERSONAL AUDIO BIBLES TO BE PRESENTED TO PROGRAM GRADUATES UPON THEIR RELEASE FROM PRISON SO THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE THEIR SCRIPTURE ENGAGEMENT JOURNEY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. SINCE PROGRAM INCEPTION IN 2022, MORE THAN 146,000 PRISONERS HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM. IN FY25, TLW OPERATED IN PRISONS IN 30 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. RESTORATIVE PRACTICES HELP REPAIR CRIMINAL HARM BY EMPHASIZING ACCOUNTABILITY, FORGIVENESS AND MAKING AMENDS. WHEN VICTIMS, PRISONERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS MEET TO DO THAT, THE RESULTS ARE TRANSFORMATIONAL. USING AN EIGHT-SESSION CURRICULUM BASED ON THE STORY OF ZACCHAEUS, SYCAMORE TREE PROJECT: JUSTICE AND PEACE (STP) INCREASES PRISONERS' AWARENESS OF HOW CRIME HARMS VICTIMS, WHAT IS NEEDED TO MAKE AMENDS AND HOW TO BE PEACEMAKERS IN THE FUTURE. PRISON OFFICIALS, CHAPLAINS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE REPORTED THAT MANY PARTICIPANTS HAVE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN ATTITUDES AND OFTEN NO LONGER VIEW CRIME AS ACCEPTABLE, MAKING IT LESS LIKELY THAT THEY WILL RE-OFFEND ONCE RELEASED. MANY VICTIM PARTICIPANTS OF THE PROGRAM ALSO REPORT HEALING AFTER PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM. SINCE PROGRAM INCEPTION, MORE THAN 182,000 PRISONERS HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM, AND MORE THAN 17,000 VICTIMS HAVE PARTICIPATED. IN FY25, STP OPERATED IN EIGHT COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.
  Expenses $3,042,121 · grants $2,182,490
• SERVING CHILDREN AND FAMILIESTHERE ARE MORE THAN 18 MILLION CHILDREN OF PRISONERS AROUND THE WORLD, AMONG THE MOST VULNERABLE AND MARGINALIZED GROUPS AND AT HIGH RISK OF EXPLOITATION, ABUSE AND NEGLECT. THEY ARE ALSO SUSCEPTIBLE TO REPEATING GENERATIONAL CYCLES OF CRIMES. THESE RISKS ARE HEIGHTENED IN COUNTRIES WHERE POVERTY IS WIDESPREAD. THE STIGMA OF PARENTAL INCARCERATION IS PARTICULARLY DEVASTATING FOR CHILDREN WHO, AS A RESULT, EXPERIENCE TRAUMA, SHAME AND FINANCIAL CHALLENGES. PFI PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE CHILDREN'S PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH. WITH ITS LONGSTANDING WORK WITHIN PRISON SYSTEMS AND UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS TO PRISONS ACROSS THE WORLD, PFI IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO SERVE CHILDREN OF PRISONERS, WHO OFTEN FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND ARE AT RISK OF REPEATING THE SELF-DESTRUCTIVE PATTERNS OF THEIR INCARCERATED PARENTS. THE CHILD'S JOURNEY (TCJ) RESTORES AND REBUILDS THE LIVES OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN WITH AN INCARCERATED PARENT THROUGH PRACTICAL CARE, AND SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. BY MEETING THEM IN THEIR MOMENT OF GREATEST NEED AND PROVIDING SERVICES, CHILDREN ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO FLOURISH. THERE ARE FOUR AREAS OF INTERVENTION: SAFETY (SAFETY TRAINING, CASEWORKER HOME VISITS), HEALTH (FOOD PROVISION, HEALTH CHECKS, MEDICAL CARE), EDUCATION (ASSISTANCE WITH SCHOOL UNIFORMS, FEES AND SUPPLIES) AND SPIRITUALITY (MENTORING FROM A LOCAL CHRISTIAN ADULT AND PROVISION OF SCRIPTURE RESOURCES). SINCE INCEPTION, TCJ HAS SERVED MORE THAN 12,000 CHILDREN, WITH MORE THAN 3,500 FAMILIES SERVED ACROSS SIX COUNTRIES IN FY25 ALONE.PROMISEPATH (PRP) IS A COMMUNITY- AND VOLUNTEER-BASED CARE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES A NETWORK OF SUPPORT AROUND CHILDREN OF PRISONERS, FOCUSING INTERVENTIONS IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION ASSISTANCE, MENTORING AND SPIRITUAL RESOURCES FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. THESE INTERVENTIONS HELP BREAK THE CYCLE OF CRIME AND PROVIDE A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR COMMUNITY. IN FY25, PFI DEVELOPED AN ENHANCED VERSION OF PRP. THE ENHANCED PROGRAM INCLUDES SEVERAL NEW PRODUCTS TO INCREASE EFFICACY AND FURTHER SUPPORT THE EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF BENEFICIARIES INCLUDING, MONTHLY MENTORING GUIDES FOR EACH AGE GROUP, DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE UNIQUE CONCERNS OF CHILDREN OF PRISONERS WITH BIBLICAL GUIDANCE, MENTORING JOURNALS FOR CHILDREN, AND CAREGIVER GUIDES, WHICH INCLUDE CONTENT AND ACTIVITIES TO EQUIP CAREGIVERS TO FURTHER INSTILL THE LESSONS FROM MENTORING SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THEIR FAMILY LIFE. SINCE INCEPTION IN 2021, PRP HAS SERVED MORE THAN 6,800 CHILDREN ACROSS 10 COUNTRIES.
  Expenses $1,449,779 · grants $1,326,158
• CAPACITY BUILDING OF PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONSPFI IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST NETWORK OF PRISON MINISTRIES, PARTNERING WITH AUTONOMOUS, INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATIONS (NATIONAL MINISTRIES) IN MORE THAN 120 COUNTRIES. PFI SUPPORTS THESE NATIONAL MINISTRIES TO HELP THEM GROW INTERNAL CAPACITIES (INFRASTRUCTURE, FINANCE, GOVERNANCE) AND BUILD ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTH. THROUGH STRENGTHENING ITS PARTNERS, PFI IN TURN INCREASES IMPACT AND REACH SO THAT MORE PRISONERS AND FAMILIES ARE SERVED AND TRANSFORMED BY GOD'S LOVE. PFI'S WORK IN CAPACITY BUILDING LARGELY CENTERS AROUND ITS PROGRAM PARTNERSHIPS. MOST NATIONAL MINISTRIES THAT PARTICIPATE IN A PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP DEMONSTRABLY INCREASE THEIR GROWTH RATE, CAPACITY TO MINISTER IN THE PRISONS OF THEIR COUNTRY AND LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY. THROUGH THEIR PARTNERSHIP, A SET OF CAPACITY BUILDING INTERVENTIONS ARE RELEASED, TARGETING SPECIFIC AREAS OF ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND BOOSTING PERFORMANCE. FOR ALL PROGRAM PARTNERS, PFI CONDUCTS ANNUAL CAPACITY ASSESSMENTS TO TRACK EACH ORGANIZATION'S PROGRESS, TAILORING SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR THE UNIQUE NEEDS AND CHALLENGES OF EACH PARTNER. ANNUAL REGIONAL FORUMS/CONFERENCES ALSO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CHARTERED AFFILIATES TO SHARE LEARNINGS, HEAR ABOUT PRISON MINISTRY BEST PRACTICES AND LEARN FROM EXPERT SPEAKERS. IN FY25, FIVE REGIONAL FORUMS WERE HELD, FOUR IN PERSON AND ONE ONLINE, WITH THE EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA REGION HOSTING A COMBINED IN-PERSON EVENT WITH THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA REGION.
  Expenses $1,084,468 · grants $157,913
• COMMUNICATIONS AND EDUCATIONAS THE WORLD'S MOST EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF FAITH-BASED MINISTRIES WORKING IN PRISON SYSTEMS, PFI DEVELOPS VARIED CONTENT AND RESOURCES TO FUEL A GLOBAL MOVEMENT AND ADVANCE ITS MISSION. BY DRAWING ATTENTION TO THE ISSUES AND NEEDS OF PRISONERS, THEIR FAMILIES AND VICTIMS, PFI SEEKS TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED IN TRANSFORMATIVE WORK THAT WILL HELP BREAK THE CYCLE OF CRIME AND RESTORE LIVES, WORLDWIDE, THROUGH JESUS' LOVE.PFI PRODUCES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND TOOLS TO INFLUENCE LEADERS AND GRASSROOTS MEMBERS IN VARIED SECTORS TO BECOME CHAMPIONS FOR PRISON-FOCUSED RESTORATIVE PRACTICES AND EQUIP CHRISTIANS TO RESPOND JOYFULLY TO THE BIBLICAL CALL OF JESUS TO VISIT HIM IN PRISON. PFI'S TOOLS FOR AFFILIATES AND EXTERNAL AUDIENCES INCLUDE A MONTHLY AFFILIATE NEWSLETTER THAT SHARES BEST PRACTICES AND MINISTRY UPDATES AND DONOR-FACING CONTENT INCLUDING MONTHLY PROGRAM UPDATE EMAILS, A MONTHLY VIDEO NEWSLETTER AND BI-MONTHLY DIRECT MAIL NEWSLETTERS IN FY25, PFI EXPANDED ADOPTION AND TRAINING FOR MYPFI, A SITE DESIGNED TO SERVE AS A CENTRAL HUB OF NEWS, PARTNERSHIP MATERIALS AND RESOURCES FOR THE GLOBAL FAMILY THAT WAS LAUNCHED IN FY24. IT PROVIDES NATIONAL MINISTRIES ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL INFORMATION, BEST PRACTICES AND MORE TO FURTHER TRANSFORM LIVES OF THOSE IMPACTED BY CRIME AND INCARCERATION, THROUGH JESUS' LOVE. MYPFI SERVES TO FOSTER BETTER COMMUNICATION, COLLABORATION AND CONNECTION AMONG OUR NATIONAL MINISTRIES.
  Expenses $692,072

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

51-0247185

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1980

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Crime and legal-related (I43Z)

Assets (IRS master file)

$20,496,814

Income (IRS master file)

$17,960,165

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 51-0247185).

Questions about PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL

What is the EIN of PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL?

The employer identification number (EIN) of PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL is 51-0247185.

Is PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1980.

Are donations to PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DAVID VAN PATTEN.

Who are the officers and directors of PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 7 received compensation from the organization.

How much revenue does PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $17,960,165, expenses of $13,358,202 and total assets of $20,496,814 at year end.

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